KROK 1 2019 – Question 65 · KROK (Medicine) · Human Anatomy
A 52-year-old woman came to the neurologist with complaints of loss of skin sensitivity on the right half of her face in the area of the lower eyelid, nasal arch, and upper lip. What branch of what nerve is damaged in this patient?
- A. Maxillary branch of the trigeminal nerve
- B. Greater petrosal nerve branching from the facial nerve
- C. Mandibular branch of the trigeminal nerve
- D. Chorda tympani branching from the facial nerve
- E. Ophthalmic branch of the trigeminal nerve
Hint
Decide whether the three affected skin areas belong to the upper, middle or lower zone of the face, and which nerve division serves that zone.
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